(Holly and Peggy, thank you so much for your wonderful contributions to the MCHC website and your courtesy exhibited toward its guests.)

Sincerely,

Jack Brooks

*****2016-04-17

John Brooks
bjohnr2010(AT)hotmail(DOT)com

Ms. McCann, I have been in recent correspondence with Mr. Ed Loewenstein regarding the Rockdale Girl Scout Troops 9603 and 9605 improvements to the Jewish Cemetery during Rockdale's observed Earth Day. His relatives are the ones related to this inquiry. After forwarding the link to him, this is his response.

"The MCHC inquiries are especially interesting - all kinds of things I didn't know. Particularly interesting is that both the necktie and the deed are spelled "Lowenstein". As far as I know, our branch of the family has always spelled it "Loewenstein" (although "Löwenstein" would be technically correct as long as the "o" had an umlaut). And indeed, the tombstones have the "e"".